W. Patrick Sullivan
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Practice Areas
- Long-Term Care Defense (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Adult Group Homes, RCACs, Hospice)
- Professional Licensing Board Defense (NHAs, Medical, Dental, Nursing)
- Dental Malpractice Defense
- Professional Healthcare Liability Defense (Nurses, Chiropractor, Therapists)
- Medical Device Liability
- Products Liability
- Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability
- Insurance Coverage and Defense
- Mediations and Arbitrations
- Appellate Law
Education
- Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1984
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: St. Thomas More Scholar
- Honors: Member, Marquette University National Moot Court Team
- Tufts University
- B.A. - 1976
- Columbia University
- M.A. - 1977
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
Honors
- St. Thomas More Scholar
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers
- Leader in the Law
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Best Lawyers in America 2015 and 2016
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” 2019
Representative Cases
- Estate of John King v. Kramer, et al., 680 F.3d 1013 (7th Cir. 2012)
- Stinson v. City of Milwaukee, et al., 799 F.3d 833 (7th Cir. 2015) Petition for rehearing en banc granted.
Professional Associations
- State Bar Association of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association
- Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
- Defense Research Institute
- Wisconsin Healthcare Association
- Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living
- Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- International Society of Barristers
Current Employment Position
- Founding partner